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senator jesse jackson, as we said earlier, is reaching his congress seat. we are joined by the green party presidential candidate, and she has just entered the studios in washington, and i am wondering, dr. stein, a doctor arrested twice in her presidential race this time around, i think it was your first time being arrested, once trying to get into a debate, the second presidential debate. your thoughts? what would you recommend to congressman kucinich, who will believe in the house in a few minutes? >> the first arrest was next to fannie mae in philadelphia, standing with two families who were being unjustly evicted, the victims of predatory lending. they were being unjustly evicted by fannie mae, and that was actually the first arrest for me. >> so you were arrested three times in your presidential race. >> that is right. for congress member kucinich? >> yes, and it is wonderful to be here today, and thank you for your expansive and informative coverage on election night. representative kucinich, acknowledging what an unfortunate state we are in, that th
senator jesse jackson, as we said earlier, is reaching his congress seat. we are joined by the green party presidential candidate, and she has just entered the studios in washington, and i am wondering, dr. stein, a doctor arrested twice in her presidential race this time around, i think it was your first time being arrested, once trying to get into a debate, the second presidential debate. your thoughts? what would you recommend to congressman kucinich, who will believe in the house in a few...
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hr5901 is jesse jackson's bill. call the white house and ask for gene sperling, the economic adviser to mr. obama, and call your members. this thing can really role, especially the occupy movement begins to surrounding local congressional districts on this issue. >> i want to ask you about mitt romney's views on raising the minimum wage. this is what he said in january when approached on the campaign trail. >> allow the minimum wage to rise with the cpi or another index so it adjusts over time. >> so you support that? >> that was my view as governor of massachusetts. >> mitt romney also supported raising the minimum wage in 2002 when he was running for governor. but speaking on cnbc in march, romney described how he vetoed such raise in 2006. >> when i was governor, the legislature passed a law raising the minimum wage. i vetoed it and said, look, the way to deal with it is this. on a regular basis, every two years we should look at the minimum wage. we should look at inflation and also look at the jobs level throug
hr5901 is jesse jackson's bill. call the white house and ask for gene sperling, the economic adviser to mr. obama, and call your members. this thing can really role, especially the occupy movement begins to surrounding local congressional districts on this issue. >> i want to ask you about mitt romney's views on raising the minimum wage. this is what he said in january when approached on the campaign trail. >> allow the minimum wage to rise with the cpi or another index so it...
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though jackson submitted a proposal she viewed as a major compromise. she has recently tried to impose restrictions on carbon emissions from new power plants, drawing a concerted republican and corporate pushback. after ignoring global warming in the 2012 campaign, obama has recently vowed to address it during his second term. in a statement, the natural resources defense council called jackson an unrivaled champion of our health and environment adding -- thousands of dockworkers along the u.s. east coast and gulf coast are threatening to go on strike this weekend in a dispute over pay. the potential strike by the international longshoremen's association would effect nearly half of the country's ocean bound shipping traffic at 14 points -- ports and mark the first by the group in decades. president obama is facing calls from corporate groups to use emergency powers to rippon the strike. michigan governor rick snyder has signed into law a measure allowing michigan areas to declare bankruptcy or fall under the control of an unelected emergency manager ena
though jackson submitted a proposal she viewed as a major compromise. she has recently tried to impose restrictions on carbon emissions from new power plants, drawing a concerted republican and corporate pushback. after ignoring global warming in the 2012 campaign, obama has recently vowed to address it during his second term. in a statement, the natural resources defense council called jackson an unrivaled champion of our health and environment adding -- thousands of dockworkers along the u.s....
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most famously, in 2005, he was president at the jackson hold conference, the -- jackson hole conference. at that conference, the then very famous economist that was the chief economist at the imf, delivered a paper in which he warned about the growth of risk in the financial-services industry and the potential for the catastrophic economic meltdown as a result of increased risk taking and finance. and larry summers at the end of the presentation, stood up and the very, very brutally criticized him and dismissed all of his concerns. there have been many other examples of people who engaged in similar behavior. glenn hubbard is certainly not one but he is now senior economic advisor to the romney campaign. it unfortunately has become a completely bipartisan issue. very strong financial ties to the financial services industries on both sides. >> you make a critical point when you won the oscar at the 83rd annual academy awards. you won it for "inside job." in your acceptance speech, he drew applause after calling for the jailing of financial executives. >> forgive me. i must start by point
most famously, in 2005, he was president at the jackson hold conference, the -- jackson hole conference. at that conference, the then very famous economist that was the chief economist at the imf, delivered a paper in which he warned about the growth of risk in the financial-services industry and the potential for the catastrophic economic meltdown as a result of increased risk taking and finance. and larry summers at the end of the presentation, stood up and the very, very brutally criticized...
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was the only news outlet to continuously broadcast live from the prison grounds in jackson, georgia. during our six-hour special report, we spoke with davis's supporters and family members who held an all-day vigil, then heard from those who witnessed his death by lethal injection at 11:08 eastern time. soon we will be joined by some of the people who were with us that night as we look back on the legacy of this case, and what it means for the death penalty in this country. even as texas executed robert wayne harris last night, its 8th prisoner of the year, californians are set to vote this november on abolishing capital punishment. but first, i want to turn to someone who cannot be with us today. that is troy davis's older sister martina correia, who died in december at the age of 44 after a more than a decade-long battle with breast cancer. this is martina correia speaking a year ago today, hours before her brother troy was executed. >> i want to think our lives and my sense and sisters and brothers lives has been richer for knowing troy. anyone who is met troy has come away with a
was the only news outlet to continuously broadcast live from the prison grounds in jackson, georgia. during our six-hour special report, we spoke with davis's supporters and family members who held an all-day vigil, then heard from those who witnessed his death by lethal injection at 11:08 eastern time. soon we will be joined by some of the people who were with us that night as we look back on the legacy of this case, and what it means for the death penalty in this country. even as texas...
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on sunday, jackson characterized martin's death as a transformative event reminiscent of the killings of emmett till in the 1955 and mississippi civil rights activist medgar evers in 1963. >> trayvon is a martyr. he is not coming back. he was murdered. we want to eliminate the darkness -- illuminate the darkness the comes from the death of a martyr. >> i think we'll have to do some soul-searching. we need to examine the laws and the context for what happened as well as the specifics of the incident. but my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. i think they're right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we will get to the bottom of what happened. >> on the campaign trail, republican presidential challengers newt gingrich and rick santorum criticized obama's statement. gingrich said -- protests continue across the country to call for the rest of the man who shot trayvon martin. marsha adebayo attended a rally in washington, d.c. >> my son was stopped 20 times in mind
on sunday, jackson characterized martin's death as a transformative event reminiscent of the killings of emmett till in the 1955 and mississippi civil rights activist medgar evers in 1963. >> trayvon is a martyr. he is not coming back. he was murdered. we want to eliminate the darkness -- illuminate the darkness the comes from the death of a martyr. >> i think we'll have to do some soul-searching. we need to examine the laws and the context for what happened as well as the specifics...
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to the execution of troy anthony davis, who was executed september 21, 2011, just over a year ago in jackson, georgia, at the death row prison there. he maintained his innocence to the end. why did you join in that call? i joined in that call because i really do not know whether troy davis was innocent, and i certainly don't know whether he was guilty, but there was too much doubt. the wardens, including the former commissioner of georgia, signed the letter, asking the state of georgia to stop the execution, noting there were asking civil servants to carry out an execution on a person when there was so much doubt about his guilt or innocence. they would have to live without for the rest of their lives. i think that is far too much to ask of a public servant. and that is why the six of us signed that letter. >> finally, the prison wardens who were supporting crop 34, the proposition to abolish the death penalty in california? >> yes, we have eight wardens to of signed a letter in support of proposition 34 and they have been involved in executions across this country. we signed in support of p
to the execution of troy anthony davis, who was executed september 21, 2011, just over a year ago in jackson, georgia, at the death row prison there. he maintained his innocence to the end. why did you join in that call? i joined in that call because i really do not know whether troy davis was innocent, and i certainly don't know whether he was guilty, but there was too much doubt. the wardens, including the former commissioner of georgia, signed the letter, asking the state of georgia to stop...
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should do whatever we can to prevent criminals and fugitives from purchasing weapons, and we should jackson's criminal record before they can check out a gun sale, that a mentally unbalanced individual should not be able to get his hand on a gun so easily. [applause] these steps should not be controversial, the common sense. >> that is president obama speaking yesterday. it was right after the massacre. both romney and president obama said current laws should be able to deal with what took place, even as people like ellen mccarthy, whose husband was killed, has bills in congress to start dealing with these magazines that can kill endlessly if they do not jam. >> i think it was tremendously significant that immediately after the most recent massacre that the president's chief spokesman, when asked about what the president would do, the very first words of his mouth littery word -- we intend to protect second amendment rights. people said, do we need to restrict guns further? he said, we want to protect second, met rights. for better or worse, whenever you're partisan views are, that shows how
should do whatever we can to prevent criminals and fugitives from purchasing weapons, and we should jackson's criminal record before they can check out a gun sale, that a mentally unbalanced individual should not be able to get his hand on a gun so easily. [applause] these steps should not be controversial, the common sense. >> that is president obama speaking yesterday. it was right after the massacre. both romney and president obama said current laws should be able to deal with what...
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on tuesday, activists delivered well over 100,000 signatures calling on the epa head lisa jackson to stop the pipeline's approval. activists have also pledged a series of nonviolent direct actions against the project this summer, saying the pipeline would poison local communities and destroy the environment. we will have more on the keystone xl pipeline later in the broadcast. at least five people have been killed in the u.s. drone strike in the pakistani region of north waziristan. unmannned officials say the victims were militants, but the obama administration's criteria are so expensive that they could include any adult male and a war zone unless proven otherwise after death. more than 100 people were killed in syria on tuesday as president bashar al-assad or in the country is in the midst of an all-out war. the syrian observatory for human rights said at least 68 civilians, 41 soldiers, and seven rebel fighters were killed in nationwide violence. al-assad meanwhile issued his warning while meeting with new cabinet members. >> as i sent it in my speech in parliament, we're living
on tuesday, activists delivered well over 100,000 signatures calling on the epa head lisa jackson to stop the pipeline's approval. activists have also pledged a series of nonviolent direct actions against the project this summer, saying the pipeline would poison local communities and destroy the environment. we will have more on the keystone xl pipeline later in the broadcast. at least five people have been killed in the u.s. drone strike in the pakistani region of north waziristan. unmannned...
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he was executed september 21, 2011 in jackson, georgia, the death row prison. now the 17th state has announced its opposition to the death penalty, conn. what about the death penalty? >> i think the death penalty is barbaric. it is something that no civilized people should ever use. we do not have the right to take another person's life. we did not give it, it should be left to the almighty, not for the state, not for the government. on the federal level, we need to continue to speak up and speak out and put an end to the death penalty. >> finally, at the end of across that bridge, your new book, you write, "just as gandhi made it easier for king and king made it easier for poland and poland [made it easier] for ireland [and] ireland [made it easier] for serbia [and] serbia made it easier for the arab spring, [and] the arab spring made it easier for [the protests in] wisconsin [and] occupy..." talk about these connections. rep. john lewis: i believe there is something in human history-i call it the spirit of history. it's like a spring, a stream, that continue
he was executed september 21, 2011 in jackson, georgia, the death row prison. now the 17th state has announced its opposition to the death penalty, conn. what about the death penalty? >> i think the death penalty is barbaric. it is something that no civilized people should ever use. we do not have the right to take another person's life. we did not give it, it should be left to the almighty, not for the state, not for the government. on the federal level, we need to continue to speak up...
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democratic congressmember jesse jackson, jr. of illinois has taken a leave of absence to receive treatment for unspecified physical and emotional ailments. jackson's office says he has been institutionalized in an inpatient medical facility to receive extended care. wikileaks founder julian assange remains holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london as he continues to fight extradition to sweden. speaking to "democracy now!" last night, assange says he remains in good spirits and revealed 7 wikileaks staffers and volunteers are under grand jury investigation in the united states. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show with syria, where u.n. and arab league envoy kofi annan met today with president bashar al- assad in the midst of worsening violence. syria's 16-month conflict has so far claimed more than 15,000 lives. kofi annan said today's last ditch attempt to salvage a peace effort ended with an agreement on how to in the v
democratic congressmember jesse jackson, jr. of illinois has taken a leave of absence to receive treatment for unspecified physical and emotional ailments. jackson's office says he has been institutionalized in an inpatient medical facility to receive extended care. wikileaks founder julian assange remains holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london as he continues to fight extradition to sweden. speaking to "democracy now!" last night, assange says he remains in good spirits and...
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to orangeburg, south carolina, to the university of south carolina and killed students the went to jackson state and mississippi and killed students and nobody gave a damn. we tried to tell white folks, what they do to me today they duty on next week. they don't understand that. >> under thompson, they did not see them as protesters, but criminals. you deal with criminals and a strong arm waivered if you can work of a good reason to do so, at issue. it was awful. >> when kent state hit, we were glad because now y'all had messed up. the sadness was there, but the outrage that was going to come out of a is incredible. >> there is no longer a political cost to shut down the war, but we felt it was imported shut down the government, shut down the country into a people saw how people were being ripped apart. >> i setup console and the father of one of the girls who was killed. she was not in the protest, was just walking to learn aher next class but she took a fatal shot her father, was a pittsburgh steel worker, came to my senate office and just wept. what kind of a government is this? the was
to orangeburg, south carolina, to the university of south carolina and killed students the went to jackson state and mississippi and killed students and nobody gave a damn. we tried to tell white folks, what they do to me today they duty on next week. they don't understand that. >> under thompson, they did not see them as protesters, but criminals. you deal with criminals and a strong arm waivered if you can work of a good reason to do so, at issue. it was awful. >> when kent state...
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company bain capital, staged a walkout thursday, one day after 14 people, including the reverend jesse jackson, were arrested. workers have staged an encampment called bainport across from the sensata technologies plant to protest plans to move the factory to china, ending 170 jobs. a federal appeals court has rejected the group plan. his challenge of a funding ban in taxes. texas has sought to cut payments to planned parenthood and exclude it from a government funded health program for low- income women because it also provides abortions. the texas program offers cancer and health screenings as well as birth control to some 100,000 low-income women, about 40,000 of whom are served through planned parenthood. the court of appeals for the but circuit in new orleans declined to reconsider an earlier ruling upholding the ban. in response, texas governor rick perry immediately announced that texas will stop all payments to program participants affiliated with abortion providers. a recent george washington university study has warned texas will be unlikely to provide adequate care to the patients c
company bain capital, staged a walkout thursday, one day after 14 people, including the reverend jesse jackson, were arrested. workers have staged an encampment called bainport across from the sensata technologies plant to protest plans to move the factory to china, ending 170 jobs. a federal appeals court has rejected the group plan. his challenge of a funding ban in taxes. texas has sought to cut payments to planned parenthood and exclude it from a government funded health program for low-...
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the civil rights activist jesse jackson was among those to visit oak creek on thursday to show his support. >> we are part of the same family. we are sharing our love and concerns. count on us to be part of this. we need to work together more closely over a long period of time here. none of us should be demeaned because of our appearance. it is not fair, it is not right. >> an colorado, attorneys for aurora movie theater suspect james holmes says the believe he is mentally ill. the claim was made a pretrial hearing on thursday where his defense to requested more information to help assess his competency to stand trial. james holmes had been receiving psychiatric care at the university of colorado before the shooting occurred. the united nations food agency is warning rising prices fueled by historic drought could trigger a massive global food crisis similar to that of 2007 and 2008. the food and agriculture organization's food price index rose 6% in july after declining for the previous three months. the devastation of u.s. corn crop by drought increased maize prices by almost 23% in july,
the civil rights activist jesse jackson was among those to visit oak creek on thursday to show his support. >> we are part of the same family. we are sharing our love and concerns. count on us to be part of this. we need to work together more closely over a long period of time here. none of us should be demeaned because of our appearance. it is not fair, it is not right. >> an colorado, attorneys for aurora movie theater suspect james holmes says the believe he is mentally ill. the...